rough / tough 易混淆字
rough 是「粗糙的、不平的」，tough 是「困難的、堅強的」。
112 學測｜閱讀測驗
But baby elephants, not used to negotiating rough ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out.
但小象不習慣走崎嶇的地面，很容易掉進溝裡受傷；一旦受傷，可能就爬不出來。（崎嶇的地面）
- negotiate：這裡是「通過、越過（困難的地形）」，不是「談判」
- not used to V-ing：「不習慣…」
- once injured：省略 they are
- climb out：「爬出來」
114 學測｜詞彙題
Publicly financed projects are often halted or delayed during tough economic times due to a lack of resources.
公費資助的計畫在經濟艱困時期，常因資源不足而被中止或延後。（艱困的時期）
- 考點：halt「使停止」，halted or delayed 並列，「中止或延後」。hatch「孵化」、possess「擁有」、reinforce「加強」都不是計畫會因缺資源而發生的事
- publicly financed：「公費資助的」，finance 當動詞是「提供資金」
- due to…：「由於…」
- a lack of…：「缺乏…」
- resources：這裡指資金等資源
怎麼判斷
- rough 是「粗糙的、不平的」，表面不光滑。例：rough ground（崎嶇的地面）
- tough 是「困難的、堅強的」。例：tough times（艱難的時期）
- 兩個字結尾的 -ough 都唸成 /ʌf/，和 enough 一樣。
自我檢測
112 學測｜閱讀測驗
1. But baby elephants, not used to negotiating ＿＿＿＿ ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out.
114 學測｜詞彙題
2. Publicly financed projects are often halted or delayed during ＿＿＿＿ economic times due to a lack of resources.